晕车

暈車

yùnchē

verb HSK 6 #19,401

Meanings

Dizzy from a vehicle - carsick.

HSK 2

吃点晕车药再出发。

Chī diǎn yùnchē yào zài chūfā.

Take some motion sickness medicine before we go.

HSK 3

坐后排更容易晕车。

Zuò hòupái gèng róngyì yùnchē.

Sitting in the back seat makes you more likely to get carsick.

HSK 5

她的身体比较敏感，长时间坐车就会晕车。

Tā de shēntǐ bǐjiào mǐngǎn, chángshíjiān zuò chē jiù huì yùnchē.

Her body is fairly sensitive, so she gets carsick after riding for a long time.

usage

The same pattern works for other vehicles: 晕船 (yùn chuán, seasick), 晕机 (yùn jī, airsick). Note the pronunciation is yùn (4th tone) here, not yūn.

晕 yūn

车 chē